cChaos (Collaboratively Creating Health Access Opportunities & Services); Chico. Promotes healthy lifestyles by increasing community access to fresh fruits, vegetables & exercise opportunities. Works with schools & community organizations. Health forums, farmers markets, food & fitness festivals, garden exchange project, kid’s activities & more. www.cchaos.org. (530) 624-8844.
Chico Eat Learn Grow; Chico. Provides hands-on nutrition education through Farm to School & Farm to Table programs. Programs include experiential gardening, cooking instruction, farm tours & more for schools, youth groups & community members. www.chicoeatlearngrow.org. Laurie (530) 342-1995 or Kristen (530) 892-2998.
California Farm to School. Farm to School programs connect schools (K-12) with local farms, to serve healthy meals in school cafeterias, improving student nutrition, provide health & nutrition education opportunities, & supports California’s farmers. www.cafarmtoschool.org. National:
www.farmtoschool.org.
Cocina Cortes Community Kitchen; Chico. Provides a center for learning sustainable life practices & an understanding of local food resources. Offers educational workshops & classes. 2200 sq. ft. facility provides a certified shared-use commercial kitchen to assist food entrepreneurs in the development of their businesses. www.cocinacortes.com. 1110 Dayton Rd. (530) 781-3253.
GRUB (Growing Resourcefully Uniting Bellies); Chico. Healthy foods education programs include hands-on community garden programs for preschools, youth groups & adults, benefit nights, volunteer days, restaurant compost pick up program & more. www.grubchico.org/education.html.
(530) 680-4543 & (530) 354-1646.
Healthy Shasta; Redding. Local partnership dedicated to helping families incorporate more healthy eating & physical activities into their lives. Committed to promoting long-lasting change so healthy choices become easy. Great online resources. www.healthyshasta.org.
2660 Breslauer Way. (530) 229-8428.
Homegrown Cooperative Cafe; Mt. Shasta. New farm-to-table cafe (worker & consumer owned) offers healthy organic bioregional foods & artisan goods. Monthly benefits, educational classes, family nights & more. Accepting memberships. Find them on facebook. 414 N. Mt. Shasta Blvd. (530) 926-1050.
Let’s Move Chico; Butte County. Helps increase access to healthy, local food. Acts as a hub for supporting food-related projects in the North Valley. Meets monthly to share ongoing projects related to food security; works with the Butte county city, school board, university & community groups.www.tinyurl.com/LetsMoveChico. Karen (530) 345-0678 or Laurie (530) 342-1995.
Opt for Healthy Living; Chico. Family-based nutrition education, educator resources, summer camps, cooking classes, healthy recipes & more. www.optforhealthyliving.org. 1311 Mangrove Ave, Suite B.
Shasta Food Group; Shasta County. Coalition of local food banks makes sure all have nutritious food to eat. Plant a Row for the Hungry program.
www.tinyurl.com/ShastaFoodGroup. (530) 229-8481.
Slow Food Shasta Cascade; Butte, Shasta & Tehama Counties. Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic organization supporting a biodiverse, sustainable food supply, local producers, heritage foodways & rediscovery of the pleasures of the
table. www.slowfoodshastacascade.org. Chico:
(530) 894-5194; Red Bluff/Redding: (530) 529-2729.
United States Department of Agriculture Food & Nutrition Services Programs. FNS provides children and low-income people access to food, a healthful diet, and nutrition education.
www.fns.usda.gov/fns.
Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program; All counties. Health & nutrition program helps eligible families with young children obtain healthy supplemental foods from WIC-authorized vendors. Also offers nutrition education, breastfeeding support & help finding community services. Participants must meet income guidelines & be pregnant women, new mothers, infants or children under age 5. www.tinyurl.com/FindWIC.
1-800-852-5770.
